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Started sowing various tomatoes for competition on 22/1 & more on 2/3.
Earliest were leggy so replanted them deeper & are ok, later ones are not all thru yet.
Some of the other veg sowings were put on a sunny S/W facing windowsill & they are good & strong( sweetcorn, cauliflower, courgette, salads & kale) whilst others kept in warm area but not as much light have been slower or not thru yet- so have moved these to S/W windowsill.
"Seed trays everywhere"  complaints will begin soon. . . ;D

Debs x

It seems a but early to me to be sowing sweetcorn and courgettes, do you keep them in a grass house all through April.

 Digeroo,

I grow my veg in the garden which is south/west facing so once hardened  off I put into garden after last frost

Have always had good sweetcorn although only 3/4 cobs per plant

Debs

The big double propagator is out and filled with all my chillies, peppers and tomatoes sown on the 14th march. I only have a cold greenhouse to grow on in, so I sow about now and they romp away. I have had trouble getting my usual compost this year though, I have used B&Q multipurpose compost with added John Inness so I ended up buying separate bags of compost, Jonh Inness and vermiculite and have mixed up my own formula..... We will see how it works!

I had quite good sweet corn last year but had not thought of getting them going this soon.  Might give it a try.  I have a large packet of Earlybird from moles so will not mind if I loose some.  I never seen to manage more than two cobs per plant.

Problem is our allotments are very very windy.  Mr North-West Wind Esq rips through.  I do have a much more sheltered garden but it does not get as much sun and the sweet corn does not like it very much. 

Good luck mixing your own compost.